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07-04-2008, 05:02 PM
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I need some smooth, easy-listening jazz as my study music. I don't want stuff like Giant Steps or anything along that line where the chord progression is so interesting/weird. I want something (along the lines of boring jazz guitar) I can fall asleep to. Improvs are preferred to be more melodic than just throwing random stuff out at 20 notes per second. Any recommendations?
Some stuff I'm listening to right now...
A lot of Buckethead's mellow stuff
Some George Bensen
Frank Sinatra
Some Dave Brubek
Some John Scofield
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07-04-2008, 05:19 PM
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07-04-2008, 06:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Summit, NJ | | | Haha that's a bit too many... I have listened to a few of them though.
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07-04-2008, 06:53 PM
|  | Wanna buy some mandies, Bob? | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Longmont, Colorado | | Well, if you're looking for something that is as you described, but features an excellent bassist, check out some of the older Dotsero.
Their original bassist, Michael Friedman, was/is fantastic (and, on a side note, a super nice guy, to boot). He's now a solo bassist, but he can be heard on such Dotsero CDs as "West of Westchester", "Out of Hand", "Jubilee" and "Off the Beaten Path".
Even though I am not a fan of the genre, my wife is a big fan of the band and we've seen them several times. Some of the nicest musicians I have ever met and very talented as well. They live a few miles from me.
Here's their website: http://www.dotsero.org/
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07-05-2008, 12:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | I would suggest some latin jazz, I find that very easy to listen to and enjoy. Awhile ago someone posted a link where you could download a bunch of brazillian music, I find that really light and smooth. Also listen to some Antonio Carlos Jobim. |
07-05-2008, 08:21 AM
| | Wanna buy some mandies, Bob? | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Longmont, Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by aks_29  I would suggest some latin jazz, I find that very easy to listen to and enjoy. Awhile ago someone posted a link where you could download a bunch of brazillian music, I find that really light and smooth. Also listen to some Antonio Carlos Jobim. | This (in bold) is ALWAYS a great suggestion anyway!
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07-05-2008, 09:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kingston, NY/Middletown, CT | | | Ahhh someone mentioned Antonio Carlos Jobim before me!
Wave and its follow up album Tide are two of the most beautiful albums ever made. |
07-05-2008, 02:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | I never liked playing bossas until I started playing his, now I like all of them.  |
07-05-2008, 03:31 PM
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You could check out also some Jeff Lorber albums, or Special EFX, Rippingtons, Mezzoforte (a swedish band, I discovered them thanks to a friend...), Sanborn, James, Lee Ritenour, Eric Marienthal's first album ("Voices Of The Heart"),David Benoit...Hell, the list could go on forever! |
07-06-2008, 04:19 AM
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01-13-2010, 08:32 PM
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01-13-2010, 08:41 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Metro Boston MA | | | Jeff Lorber, Spyro Gyra, some Tuck Andress (Tuck & Patti), some Steve Kahn, Andreas Vollenweider, George Winston, Paul Winter, Yanni, George Benson & of course, Kenny G come to mind.
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01-13-2010, 08:59 PM
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01-13-2010, 09:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Quebec | | | Bill Evans recordings with Scott LaFaro, I often listen to this when studying ! |
01-13-2010, 11:27 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Corpus Christi, TX | | | Boy, a lot of good ones have been mentioned above, let me add;
Four80 East, Incognito, Down to the Bone, Greg Karukas, Jeff Golub, Michael Franks, Patrick Yandall, and Nick Collionne. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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